# Martina鈥檚 Secret Diary inner thoughts of a crafty, sentimental girl in Australia (who also wrote a book you might know) Page: Feed: --- ## [Why I closed my mail club after a year 馃拰](https://martinacalvidiary.substack.com/p/why-i-closed-my-mail-club-after-a) _2026-02-22 路 Martina Calvi_ I created my mail club because I wanted human connection. ## [Dear Diary- here鈥檚 what I truly think will be IN and OUT for 2025](https://martinacalvidiary.substack.com/p/dear-diary-heres-what-i-truly-think) _2024-12-29 路 Martina Calvi_ Junk journaling, imperfect crafts & letting people like things ## [Dear Diary- New York is not the same](https://martinacalvidiary.substack.com/p/dear-diary-new-york-is-not-the-same) _2024-11-20 路 Martina Calvi_ A sold out book tour, Times Square billboards, and rediscovering the city I once escaped to- now with fresh eyes and a full heart. ## [Everything you need to host your own Scrapbook Club event!](https://martinacalvidiary.substack.com/p/everything-you-need-to-host-your) _2024-10-05 路 Martina Calvi_ Links & printables to host a social junk journaling event with your friends (AKA the most wholesome crafty time) ## [Dear Diary- it's time to get offline (more)](https://martinacalvidiary.substack.com/p/dear-diary-its-time-to-get-offline) _2024-09-22 路 Martina Calvi_ Third spaces, the value of offline community building, and why I'm hosting a real life book tour you can come to (!!!) ## [How sharing my scrapbooking journal on Instagram got me an international book deal](https://martinacalvidiary.substack.com/p/how-sharing-my-scrapbooking-journal) _2024-07-26 路 Martina Calvi_ Detailing the entire book process for a first time author/sentimental crafty girl ## [#2 Gracie Abrams, scrapbooking sessions, phone cases!](https://martinacalvidiary.substack.com/p/2-gracie-abrams-scrapbooking-sessions) _2024-07-19 路 Martina Calvi_ yay! ## [That time I packed up my life in a week and moved across the globe (London Diaries Part 1)](https://martinacalvidiary.substack.com/p/that-time-i-packed-up-my-life-in) _2024-06-25 路 Martina Calvi_ Why not ## [Dear Diary, I'm going to be a published author](https://martinacalvidiary.substack.com/p/dear-diary-im-going-to-be-a-published) _2024-06-19 路 Martina Calvi_ Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ## [Browse ThreatCrush Modules (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xzannSwUJM6o) _2024-06-19 路 **Sponsored**_ Install community-built security modules to extend real-time threat intelligence and monitoring ## [Dear Diary, I鈥檓 getting better at asking for help](https://martinacalvidiary.substack.com/p/dear-diary-im-getting-better-at-asking) _2024-06-14 路 Martina Calvi_ How I started Tiny Store and how it鈥檚 going